2014 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

2014 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	6–6 (3–5 MVFC)
Head coach	Dale Lennon (7th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Nick Hill (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Bill O'Boyle (1st season)
Home stadium	Saluki Stadium

2014 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State +^		7	–	1					15	–	1
No. 2 Illinois State +^		7	–	1					13	–	2
No. 10 Northern Iowa ^		6	–	2					9	–	5
No. 12 South Dakota St. ^		5	–	3					9	–	5
No. 19 Indiana State ^		4	–	4					8	–	6
No. 22 Youngstown State		4	–	4					7	–	5
Southern Illinois		3	–	5					6	–	6
Western Illinois		3	–	5					5	–	7
Missouri State		1	–	7					4	–	8
South Dakota		0	–	8					2	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2014 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Dale Lennon, the Salukis compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the MVFC. Southern Illinois played home games at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:00 pm	Taylor*		Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	SAA	W 45–0	7,384
September 6	6:00 pm	at No. 16 Eastern Illinois*		O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL		W 38–21	9,155
September 13	6:00 pm	SE Missouri State*	No. 20	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	SAA	W 50–23	10,385
September 20	11:00 am	at Purdue*	No. 16	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	BTN	L 13–35	31,434
September 27	6:00 pm	Western Illinois	No. 17	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	SAA	W 34–17	13,170
October 4	6:00 pm	South Dakota	No. 15	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	SAA	W 41–10	8,144
October 11	1:00 pm	at No. 1 North Dakota State	No. 12	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ESPN3	L 10–38	19,034
October 18	3:00 pm	at No. 21 Youngstown State	No. 14	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN3	L 14–26	12,698
October 25	6:00 pm	No. 22 Indiana State	No. 20	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	L 26–41	10,255
November 8	2:00 pm	at Missouri State		Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO		W 32–22	7,586
November 15	2:00 pm	No. 11 Northern Iowa		Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	L 21–40	5,589
November 22	1:00 pm	at No. 8 Illinois State		Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	CSNC	L 29–44	7,295
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Southeast Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total Redhawks 3 17 3 0 23 • #20 Salukis 21 14 7 8 50 Date: September 13 Location: Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL Game attendance: 10,385 Television network: SAA

Scoring summary 1 11:36 SIU Adam Fuehne 6-yard touchdown reception from Mark Iannotti, Thomas Kinney kick good SIU 7–0 1 7:25 SIU Malcolm Agnew 33-yard touchdown reception from Mark Iannotti, Thomas Kinney kick good SIU 14–0 1 5:00 SIU Malcolm Agnew 1-yard touchdown run, Thomas Kinney kick good SIU 21–0 1 1:12 SEMO 43-yard field goal by Ryan McCrum SIU 21–3 2 10:50 SEMO 38-yard field goal by Ryan McCrum SIU 21–6 2 8:56 SEMO Interception returned 56 yards for touchdown by Tim Hamm-Bey, Ryan McCrum kick good SIU 21–13 2 6:54 SIU Tay Willis 60-yard touchdown reception from Mark Iannotti, Thomas Kinney kick good SIU 28–13 2 5:37 SIU MyCole Pruitt 11-yard touchdown reception from Mark Iannotti, Thomas Kinney kick good SIU 35–13 2 :42 SEMO Paul McRoberts 19-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Snyder, Ryan McCrum kick good SIU 35–20 3 10:36 SEMO 43-yard field goal by Ryan McCrum SIU 35–23 3 7:36 SIU LaSteven McKinney 6-yard touchdown reception from Mark Iannotti, Thomas Kinney kick good SIU 42–23 4 14:54 SIU MyCole Pruitt 16-yard touchdown reception from Mark Iannotti, 2-point pass good SIU 50–23

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Sports Network	RV	RV	20	16	17	15	12	14	20	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	RV	25	14	13	16	16	13	17	19	25	24	22	RV	—	—

Postseason

NFL Draft

See also: 2015 NFL Draft

The following Saluki was drafted into the National Football League following the season.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL team
5	143	MyCole Pruitt	Tight end	Minnesota Vikings